Safety, symbolism, or both?

A cyclist from the U.S. team arrived wearing a mask at the Beijing airport on Tuesday ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A cyclist from the U.S. team arrived wearing a mask at the Beijing airport on Tuesday ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Donning protective masks the second the American cyclists arrive in China… how symbolically pleasing for someone concerned with China’s rampant human rights abuses. Photo from the New York Times.

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